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Chocolate Maraschino Cherry Cake

By: dms036 
"A moist dark chocolate cake with maraschino cherries and nuts. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (4)

What to Drink?

Wine Port
Hot Non-Alcoholic Coffee
Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
35 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 2 - 9 inch pans
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate fudge cake mix
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 1/3 cups water
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup chopped almonds
  • 1 (16 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and chopped

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch pans.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and cocoa. Make a well in the center and pour in water, mayonnaise and eggs. Beat on low speed until blended. Scrape bowl, and beat 2 minutes on medium speed. Stir in chopped nuts and cherries.
  3. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 435 | Total Fat: 27.3g | Cholesterol: 60mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2006 by Aliciawik   view full review
This recipe is awesome! I did add some of the cherry juice to the water added to the mix and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on May 8, 2008 by Elle Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Excellent cake. We didn't taste it until Day 3 (it was refrigerated) but once we tasted it,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 2, 2009 by JCappella   view full review
It was "OK" It didn't taste a lot like cherry. i even added a little of the cherry juice to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 2, 2011 by Anna Zwiers   view full review
This was a pretty average cake. I only made it because my husband came home from a ice cream...

 

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